Traffic regulator



April 3, 192s. 1,664,947

M. E. RUSCH TRAFFIC REGULATOR Filed NOV. l5, 1925 Ms ///\7 /d iL y V z y z @fabi/M Patented Apr. 3; 192s,

EATHEW E. RUSCH, GF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA..

TRAFFIC REGULATOR.

Application med November My invention relates to a signal apparatus for regulating traic at road and street intersections ccd like places. The object of the invention is to provide e simple, novel and efficient stop and go signal device cm.- bodying e. new type of illumineteddials and indicator hoods with clockwise movement indicating the' duration or either the stop or go signal.

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Fig. 1 is o front View o my improved traido regulator in operctive positions its lower portico shown ic. section to reveal the driving meclisnism.,

Fig. 2 is am enlarged horizontal ont the signal housing ELO about as on line is Fig, L

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Figure i is mainly s section on line i-z im Figc 2 and Wiring diagram. A

Fig. 5 s enlarvcd horizontal sectionl oi' the signcl housing i@ s'ooot as on vlime 3 is c vertical section to the drswirrg by refers nomcrsls l2 designates the signal liceo of my device pre'crolslr mode of sheet with four rcctoogolr ry srrenged oper cools y y dial mode ci roofed ple, ect-e vertically Words Stop Go on l 'translucent greco fvloss lvertioel ocrttioos (ses E2 iroro center :eert o the s img It@ and meer tirolo, foce ood with t@ 'loss therein. D

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ductive. 28 is a. dial hand secured. on the outer end of each shaft 20 its oint mori/molly in Contact with ring 22 and c osing as electric circuit exce t at onts 22B ond 22"". Each section of ring 22 1s electrically charged by a buttery 25 suitably connected by circuit wires 23. 24A, 24B, 24C and 24.9 ere vsuitable electric bulbs in the circuits 23, each bollo in 'one of the rooms or compsrtmcnts formed by any two adjacent Wells lr. sod dials MG-113. These com artmcrits ure designated A, B, C and D in ig, Assuming that traffic is supposed io-roceed in the direction of arrows 5) the k@o signal is illuminated in rooms or compartments A and D by the bollos sod 24C simultaneously and the red im each of said compartments is simultaneously illuminated to indicate Stop ot right ,angles to Go trame. In Figa is clearly shown that the hand 28 rotating; io. do rectiori of arrow 29 on the Stop side of 'the ring 22 allows current from cortiA poss through the electric lights F all cogli rino 22, finger 28, shaft 2@ to cattery tlirough Wire 23R. Tous f igools readable in direction o3?.

illominsted by the bulbs 2%* ondu the hood 28 is traversing the @il ci is broken at 22E. Tiles ioltsrieously illuminating the 4 i rection ci arrows 2T, When t broken at 22T the finger 28 c c 24D sod traiic is directed to more or accordingly 'at right angles to soot-r described until the circuit opened at 22T, ete. It is obvious wotcftioo of shaft 17 will causo tm o o. rested in both directions for cocci.

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Tire driving means for shaft 'varied im construction roer rcodsst dierent speeds. E T

c endo small Toer/el gees@ pctively at the lower cod engaged resipectirely by L; which pinion 32 is drives r ood pinion 33 by a motor3oc r ors may lee of the type ver 56 which may be set for seriousc will be readily understood that st inter sections where traicis heavier one dir-eo tion than the other the Go signal will need to lao illuminated longer thou-the Stop sig 1" der nel in eine direction ol liesviesll travel. This ineens that the dia-i hands must travel slower on one side lien on 'the other. This .may loe accomplished ley any suitable speed changing ges-:s (not shown) oi' the speed of shaft i7 may be changed by switching eniienii ifi'oin one inoloi' es 34 io 'the oline? es 35 oi vice-leise by iiie circuit Closing and opening ineens oi one diei ting 22, v

The common piactice in tix/tie signals is lo illuminate ille Word Stop in red letters klee Word Go in gi'een leitete, liliis be adhered ibo in my liefde signe-l also though ii is obvious ofliei1 eolois may be nsed. Each diei of my device comprises two pieces oi semciiculsr gloss, es previously smiled, one oi' which is iiansiucent green gloss Willi a ti-emparent green eres in ille lloini of alle word Go Thevohei glass is' rensiiieent eed with en eren oi zi'ens- @nient fred in ine infin of elle Word Stop, linis when the signal is in opei'eiion and 'elle Shop is illuminated 'line seid Word is displayed in Veiy loiigli'l;` color' and iiiie shadow of file dial hond moving just inside the dial een be seen moving iowoid iie Gro side of tile died, sind vice-Velen. Pei'- sons whose niovemeni is time direcled een i-eediiy see et *wlmi siege the Stop oi Go is in, end p11-spese so slop oz' go accordingly. lit obvious inet ell die moi/ing oasis of my device sie eniely ineiosed noi ezii tieni signal e lionsing, in o Well oi seid housing iioinied e pioinliiy eoinpleifneneniy ntisnelneen'f, sessions 'insee-ieee (finding Go siglmi ineens im one and Stop signal ineens for enothei oi" send sections, n pointer, ineens mounting send poiner or :movement over seid diei, means iler continu-- additional lo each seidliand, :i spiit electroA eondncii/e ring fined "so liie inneiI side of the diei and eoinprising two panics one in enen signal ciicuit seid penis being eieeiin eslijy sepnioied, said hond coniinnously in eonect sind movable on seid ring Zidi closing eircui'ff to ilie said illuminating ineens.

o. Tne stiueiuie specified in elaine l, in whieh seid eireni; closing means comprises eddilionel io esclu sind "mind, a split eieelioconduci'ive Ying lined to the inner side oil the dini yand eonipiising iwo parte one in eeen signal eiienil.'a seid poets being eleeliically sepmeied, seid lmnd coniinnonsiy in coneet sind nioveble on seid :ving ioiolosing siieuil; 'io ilie seid illnniinaling ineens, the isitei ineens comprising sn eleeiiio iight build 'for ilinniineling one side oi e dial es lne seid hond 'ieveises the iilnniineed side' oi die diei., lin lesliinony wheieo? esili my signeinre 

